TITLE XL AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
CHAPTER 426 STANDARDS FOR FARM PRODUCTS
Section 426:7-a
426:7-a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Orders. –
When the commissioner or the commissioner's authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe farm products advertised as "native," "local," "locally grown," "our own," or "locally produced" are being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or of any of the rules adopted under this chapter, the commissioner or agent may issue and serve a written "stop sale, use or removal" order upon the owner or custodian of any such farm products. The farm products shall not be sold, used or removed until the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and the farm products have been released by the commissioner or the violation has been otherwise disposed of as provided in this chapter by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Source. 1985, 34:3. 1997, 104:4, eff. June 9, 1997.